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Indian Independence Movement
1,449 Questions
The Indian Independence Movement encompasses the efforts and events that led to India freeing itself from colonial rule. This hub covers key leaders, the Indian National Congress, and major movements like Quit India. Questions on this topic frequently appear in general awareness sections.
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Indian Independence Movement Questions
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Y.S.Raja sekhar Reddy
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Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
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Neduramalli Janardhan Reddy
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Marri Chenna Reddy
B
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Kasu Brahmananda Reddy founded the Reddy Congress as a political faction. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was a later Congress leader and CM, Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy was also a Congress leader, and Marri Chenna Reddy was a Telugu Desam Party founder who later joined Congress.
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N.T. Ramarao
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Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy
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N. Chandrababu naidu
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Kotla Vijaya bhaskar Reddy
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B R Ambedkar
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Subhash C Bose
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Bal Thackeray
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Vilasrao Deshmukh
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B R Ambedkar was indeed the Law Minister of India from 1947 to 1951 and was the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, particularly responsible for provisions protecting Scheduled Castes and other marginalized communities. He is the correct answer.
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Champaran
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Dandi
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Kheda
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Surat
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Gandhi's first satyagraha in India was the Champaran Satyagraha (1917) in Bihar, where he fought for indigo farmers oppressed by British planters. Dandi March (1930) was his famous Salt Satyagraha, while Kheda (1918) was a subsequent satyagraha in Gujarat. Surat is associated with the 1907 Congress split, not Gandhi's first satyagraha.
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W C Banerjee
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J L Nehru
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S N Tagore
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Dadabhai Naroji
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Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee (W.C. Banerjee) was the first president of the Indian National Congress, elected in 1885 at its inaugural session in Bombay.
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Dr. B.C.Roy
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Dr.C. V, Raman
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Dr. Bhagwan Das
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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B
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Dr. C.V. Raman was the first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna in 1954, along with C. Rajagopalachari and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Raman was a Nobel laureate physicist (1930). Pandit Nehru did receive it later, but not first - he was awarded in 1955.
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Annadashankar Roy
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Sukumar Roy
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Nirendronath Chakrabarty
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Upendrokishore Roychoudhuri
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Annada Shankar Roy (1904-2002) became the first Indian to stand first in the Indian Civil Service (ICS) examination in 1923, achieving this during British colonial rule when the examination was dominated by European candidates. This was a landmark achievement demonstrating Indian capability in the administrative services. Sukumar Roy was his son (a famous writer), Nirendranath Chakraborty was a writer, and Upendrakishore Roychoudhuri was Annada Shankar's grandfather - none of these others took the ICS exam.
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Gustave Eiffel
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Le Corbusier
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Edwin Landseer Lutyens
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Bonanno Pisano
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Sir Edwin Lutyens, along with Herbert Baker, designed the Parliament House (Sansad Bhavan) in New Delhi as part of the larger planning of the city. Le Corbusier designed Chandigarh, and Gustave Eiffel designed the Eiffel Tower.
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Neilsen
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Nelson
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Justin X
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Tiffiny
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Horatio Nelson was the famous British one-eyed Admiral who lost sight in one eye during the siege of Calvi. He became one of Britain's greatest naval heroes, winning victories at the Nile and Trafalgar.
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Mekad
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Bellary
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RaeBareli
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Nasik
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Indira Gandhi contested and won from Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh during the 4th Lok Sabha elections in 1967. Rae Bareli remained her parliamentary stronghold throughout her political career. The spelling "RaeBareli" in the question is acceptable. She did not contest from Bellary (she won there in a by-election in 1978), Mekad, or Nasik in 1967.
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Madan Mohan Malviya
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Harilal J Kania
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K BalaKrishna
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ManiLal Kumar
B
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Harilal Jekisundas Kania served as the first Chief Justice of India from 1950 to 1951. He was appointed to the newly established Supreme Court of India after independence. Madan Malviya was a freedom fighter and educator, not a judge.
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Babu Rajendra Prasad
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Dr. B R Ambedkar
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Jawahar Lal Nehru
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M K Gandhi
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad served as India's first President from 1950 to 1962. He was a key leader in the independence movement and was unanimously elected by the Constituent Assembly. The other options, while prominent figures, held different positions: Ambedkar drafted the Constitution, Nehru was the first Prime Minister, and Gandhi was the freedom movement leader.
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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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Shri K.M. Munshi
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, responsible for drafting the Constitution of India. He is rightly called the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'. Nehru was the first PM, Rajendra Prasad was President of the Constituent Assembly, and Munshi was a committee member.
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Rashbehari Bose
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S.M. Joshi
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Aruna Asaf Ali
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Jayaprakash Narayan
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Rashbehari Bose, a revolutionary leader, established the Indian Independence League in Japan in 1942 to coordinate the Indian independence movement from outside India. This organization later played a crucial role in the formation of the Indian National Army (INA). S.M. Joshi, Aruna Asaf Ali, and Jayaprakash Narayan were prominent freedom fighters but were not associated with the founding of this league.
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Manmahan Singh
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Lord Dalhousi
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Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam
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Mudassar Najar